Nadezhda Sokolova

Nadezhda Sokolova
Personal information
Native nameСоколова Надежда Николаевна
Nationality Russia
Born (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28)
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class50 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya 50 kg
Representing  Russian Wrestling Federation
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 50 kg
Representing  Russia
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2022 Krasnoyarsk 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Krasnoyarsk 50 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 50 kg
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 50 kg
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Novi Sad 50 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Macon 48 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bucharest 48 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szombathely 38 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Baku 40 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zrenjanin 43 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bar 43 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Katowice 40 kg

Nadezhda Nikolaevna Sokolova is a Russian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2]

In 2022, she competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and she earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3][4] In July 2024, the Russian Wrestling Federation announced that Russian wrestlers would not take part after a unanimous decision to refuse to participate.[5]

References

  1. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (8 April 2024). "Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Russian wrestlers refuse to participate in Paris Games". Reuters. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.